Dongmyung University Institute of Creativity and Character, Final Selection for Phase 2 of the 'Humanities and Social Sciences Focused Research Institute Support Project'

Professor Yoon Jeong-jin, Director of the Creative and Character Research Institute at Dongmyung University.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Creative and Character Research Institute of Dongmyung University was finally selected on the 25th for the 'Phase 2' of the education-linked category in the '2019 Humanities and Social Science Research Institute Priority Support Project' announced by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea.

The project task is 'Development of 4C's Creative and Character Convergence Educational Content for Future Education in the Era of the 4th Industrial Revolution: Focusing on Building a Learning Community Aiming for the Common Good.'

The project was finally selected in the Phase 2 re-evaluation based on the research results conducted in Phase 1 from September 2019 to August 2022.

The institute will start research from September, and the total project budget for the three-year project is 1.07 billion KRW.

The Phase 2 research theme of the project was set as 'How local communities and universities should approach creative and character education in the educational environment of the New Normal era following Endemic changes.'

The Creative and Character Research Institute focuses on changes in the form of online classes and aims to realize creative aging education that allows everyone to learn beyond time, place, and age by applying various class formats.

They plan to discover and spread content that is easily accessible and enjoyable to everyone through the convergence of online and offline lectures, face-to-face classes, and various social media in the local community.

The institute has been conducting various creative and character research as an interdisciplinary convergence research under the National Research Foundation of Korea since its establishment in 2014.

They are also conducting the 2020 National Research Foundation Youth Internship Support Project and the 2022 Korea Press Foundation University-Community Linked 'Media Literacy' Program Support Project.

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